Fire tipped grass. Keep in a protected area in our zone 5a.		Cannot beat this red color, depending on your soil type and area you may treat as an annual.

Botanical Name: Imperata cylindrica 'Red Baron'

Family: Poaceae (Grass)

Common Name: Japanese Blood Grass

Latin: Imperata (im-per-RAH-tah)

Description: (MARGINALLY Hardy in Midwest!) Great for container gardens in our area! The red-leaved garden form has been well-known for more than a century in Japan as companion plants to bonsai. It spreads very slowly by shallow rhizomes. Very upright leaves, emerging green, red at tips, and increasing in it's red color over summer, becoming intense in late summary and autumn. Zone 6 grass.

Zone: 6

Origin: Common to lowlands in Japan, China, Korea, and Manchuria

Leaf Blade (wxl): x 0

Foliage (wxh): 0 x 20, Upright - Uniform columnar form

Plume (hxlxw): 24 x 0.00 x 0.00, Upright - Plumes grow vertically in a uniform columnar form

Sun: 1/2 to Full Sun, Full Sun for Maximum Performance

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Foliage Color - Summer: Burgundy/Red 75% Fall: Burgundy/Red 95% Winter: Tan/Light Brown

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